For some reason my 95 Ram keeps burning out the 15 amp. fuse for the parking lights, ive gone thru 3 in 2 days, its starting to **** me off, not being able to see my gauges at night, and no tail lights unless i step on the brakes, im worried a cop is gonna pull me over for having my lights off.

any ideas why, bad ground, or short
im gonna pop the hood at school tomorrow before i leave the parking lot to see if i can find a fault somewhere

 

itll be a short, a bad ground will result in an open, which wont blow fuses. i guess you will have to find a scematic and trace all the wiring. it can be something as stupid as a burnt out light bulb where the filiment has fallen and shorting internally. have fun! lol

 

sounds like you gotta short in there

 

yea im gonna look thru the haynes manual later, im hoping its an easy find, considering the amount of wiring in these things

 

Someone on the forum had this same problem recently and he found a frayed wire rubbing against a sharp sheet metal edge where the harness passes into the tail light area. I would start checking the tailight wiring and any trailer pigtail wiring for shorts. Also, another regular poster here (APA I believe) suggests temporarily wiring a bulb in place of the fuse while manipulating the harness. When the bulb lights, then you know you've found your short.

 

yea ive got a few areas im gonna check something may have gotten moved around, i heard about the light bulb trick, but completely forgot about it, thanks man

 

i hate, HATE electrical grimlins

 

if i cant fix it with a sledge hammer, its electrical

 

You could put a 20 in there and look for the smoke. (No ... don't).

Seriously ... look where harnesses are routed over metal or through body holes. Open grounds don't blow fuses.

 

You might have water somewhere it doesn't belong. Check for that also.